Breaking News: November 09, 2020 | Highlights

Madhya Pradesh reported 809 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths, and 681 recoveries today, as per the State Health Department. The total cases in the State now at 1,78,168 including 3,034 deaths and 1,67,084 recoveries. The active cases stand at 8,050.

Delhi reported 5,023 new COVID-19 cases, 7,014 recoveries/discharges/migrations and 71 deaths in the last 24 hours.The total cases rise to 4,43,552 including 3,96,697 recoveries/discharges/migrations and 7,060 deaths. The active cases stand at 39,795. 

Jharkhand reported 246 new COVID-19 cases and 458 recoveries today. The total number of cases now at 1,04,688 including 99,532 recoveries, 905 deaths, and 4,251 active cases. 

Punjab reported 562 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths today. Total number of cases now at 1,37,999 including 1,28,727 discharges, 4,934 active cases and 4,338 deaths.

2,427 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths and 2,151 discharges reported in Haryana today. Total cases at 1,85,231 including 16,717 active cases, 1,66,595 recoveries and 1,919 deaths. 

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said strict action will be taken against cracker-ban defaulters. He said, "FIR will be registered under the Air Act, it provides for penalty and sentencing of 1.5-6 years. Police will register FIR directly. SDM and DM have been directed to inform Police if they see any such incident."

Karnataka reported 1,963 new COVID-19 cases, 2,686 discharges, and 19 deaths. Total positive cases in the State rise to 8,48,850 including 8,04,485 discharges and 11,410 deaths. The active cases stand at 32,936.

West Bengal reported 3907 new COVID-19 cases, 4396 discharges, and 56 deaths today. Total cases in the state rise to 4,09,221, including 3,67,850 discharges and 7,350 deaths. The active cases stand at 34,021.

Rajasthan reported 1,859 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, and 1684 recoveries/discharges today. Total cases in the state rise to 2,13,169, including 1998 deaths and 1,94,629 recoveries/discharges. The active cases stand at 16,542. 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 1st BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting today under the Russian Chairmanship to discuss the BRICS Economic and Financial Cooperation agenda for 2020. FM talked about outcomes, initiatives of G20 Saudi Arabia on Finance Track and highlighted BRICS' role in reflecting EMEs concerns in the initiatives. She presented India’s views on discussions of infrastructure investments, New Development Bank membership expansion. 

Gold prices on Monday rose by Rs 308 to Rs 52,475 per 10 gram in futures trade as speculators created fresh positions on firm spot demand.
On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold contracts for December delivery traded higher by Rs 308, or 0.59 per cent, at Rs 52,475 per 10 gram in a business turnover of 12,577 lots.

Mahant Nritya Gopal Das on Monday complained of chest pain and breathlessness, following which he was referred to a Lucknow hospital by doctors who attended to him in Ayodhya, sources said.

The 82-year-old saint, who heads the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, will undergo cardiology check-up as soon as he is brought to the state capital. He had tested coronavirus positive in August and was hospitalised in Gurugram.

An Army Major was found dead on Monday under mysterious circumstances inside his camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.

Police sources said Major Vineet Gullia, Company Commander of 38 Rashtriya Rifles was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside the camp in Dhera Ki Gali in Rajouri district.

"Inquest proceedings under 174 CrPc have been started. A police team rushed to the spot to start investigations into the death", sources said.

Today, there are 48 daily flights to Varanasi. With improving connectivty, the number of people visiting the place is also rising. A tourist plaza at the Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi will facilitate the tourists, says PM Modi during inauguration of development projects in Varanasi

Seven members of a family, including a child, were killed and five others injured when their jeep collided with a dumper-truck in Madhya Pradesh''s Satna district on Monday morning, police said.

The victims were returning to Rewa after taking part in a family programme in Panna, Additional Superintendent of Police Shailendra Kumar Jain said. The accident took place at around 8 am on Satna-Nagod road, about 20 km away from the district headquarters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates and lays the foundation stone of various development projects in Varanasi, via video conferencing. The total cost of these projects is Rs. 614 crores

BREAKING: NGT imposes total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in NCR from midnight of Nov 9 to midnight of Nov 30.

Sensex rises over 650 points, currently at 42,543

Seven people killed, five injured in a collision between a car and dumper truck in Satna, Madhya Pradesh. All injured referred to a hospital in Rewa.

Telangana reported 857 new COVID-19 cases taking the tally to2,51,188 while four more deaths pushed the toll to 1,381, the state government said on Monday. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 250, followed by Rangareddy (88) and Medchal Malkajgiri (61) districts, it said in a bulletin, providing details as of 8 PM on Sunday.

As many as19,239 are under treatment and23,806 samples were tested on November 8. Cumulatively,46,42,276 samples have been tested.

Single-day rise of 45,903 new COVID-19 cases, 490 fatalities push India's virus caseload to 85,53,657, death toll to 1,26,611

Karnataka has reported 2,740 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 8,46,887 and the death toll to 11,391, the Health Department said late on Sunday night. 

The day also saw 2,360 patients getting discharged after recovery. Out of 2,740 fresh cases reported on Sunday, 1,579 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.

Delhi's Akshardham Temple engulfed in heavy smog

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, today via video conferencing.

The Noida Police on Sunday said they have arrested three men allegedly involved in duping money from a large number of job seekers. The trio, which was operating from an office in Noida's Sector 10, had trapped several gullible job seekers by contacting them over the phone, police said.

“The gang would gather data of job seekers from a famous online job consultancy website and then reach out to them. They would trap gullible people and then take money from them in the name of various charges,” a police spokesperson said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, today via video conferencing

The Delhi Police has arrested seven people and seized around 600 kilograms of firecrackers being sold illegally in the national capital from their possession, officials said on Sunday.

Ahead of Diwali, the Delhi government had on Thursday decided to ban firecrackers, including green crackers, in the city till November 30 to combat pollution amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city.

Assam reports 152 new COVID-19 cases and 395 discharges today.

Total cases in the State rise to 2,08,789, including 2,01,331 discharges and 943 deaths. Active cases at 6,512: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

2,740 new COVID-19 cases, 2,360 discharges and 22 deaths reported in Karnataka on November 8. 

Total positive cases in the state rise to 8,46,887, including 8,01,799 discharges and 11,391 deaths. 

Active cases stand at 33,678

Delhi continues to reel under pollution.

Air Quality Index (AQI) is at 484 in Anand Vihar, 470 in Mundka, 465 Okhla Phase 2 and 468 in Wazirpur, all in 'severe category', as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).